The Shape of Content |
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| Author:
| Shahn, Ben |
| Series title: | Charles Eliot Norton Lectures |
| ISBN: | 978-0-674-80570-5 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 1992 |
| Publisher: | Harvard University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $49.95 |
Book Description:
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American painter Ben Shahn sets down his personal views of the relationship of the artist--painter, writer, composer--to his material, his craft, and his society. He talks of the creation of the work of art, the importance of the community, the problem of communication, and the critical theories governing the artist and his audience.
American painter Ben Shahn sets down his personal views of the relationship of the artist--painter, writer, composer--to his material, his craft, and his society. He talks of the creation of the work of art, the importance of the community, the problem of communication, and the critical theories governing the artist and his audience.